Category: Heaton & Ouseburn

Heaton & Ouseburn Streets for People hosted a very successful drop in event at St Gabriel’s Church Hall on Tuesday 14th November.

It’s estimated that around 200 local residents, some staff from local business and services called in to discuss their reaction to the draft proposals and their ideas to make them better.

The main focus was definitely on the proposals for a cycle lane along Heaton Road and the traffic signals at St Gabriel’s Avenue, also the proposals around Ravenswood Road and those for Cartington Terrace & Alexandra Road.

Concerns were shared about the potential impact on the amount of on street parking that could be lost on Heaton Road, fears for safety if the traffic signals were removed from the St Gabriel’s Avenue crossroads and the impact on surrounding streets if some streets were closed to through traffic. The principle of a segregated cycle lane up to the Corner House was well supported but there were design challenges in terms of potential conflicts with access to driveways.

On Tuesday 14th November, there will be an opportunity to come and find out more about the plans to improve streets in Heaton and Ouseburn. This is your chance to speak to officers from the Council about the plans and share your views on what the changes might mean for you.

Whether you live, work or have connections to Heaton, come and drop in toSt Gabriel’s Church Hall on Heaton Road anytime between 2pm and 7.30pm. You don’t need to register to attend and we encourage everyone of all ages, young and old, to come along and join in the discussion.

If you can’t make it, you can still, of course, share your views on the plans using Commonplace.

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About the project

The Streets for People project is a collaboration between Newcastle City Council and residents in three areas of Newcastle upon Tyne. The project is funded by a grant obtained from the Department for Transport’s Cycle City Ambition Fund.